MLBMA Daily Notes 6.4.19 BOS at KC

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OFFENSE

BOS vs RHP, 2019 (Last 7 Days)

• 123 PA
• .325/.358/.573 Triple Slash
• .930 OPS
• .248 ISO
• .388 wOBA
• 141 wRC+
• 42.2% Hard Hit Rate

KC vs LHP, 2019 (Last 14 Days)

• 99 PA
• .220/.273/.319 Triple Slash
• .591 OPS
• .099 ISO
• .258 wOBA
• 58 wRC+
• 33.3 % K Rate
• 35.3% Hard Hit Rate
• 5.7% Barrel Rate

STARTING PITCHING

Eduardo Rodriguez, 2019 (Last 5 Games Started)

• 30.0 IP
• 3.90 ERA / 3.37 FIP / 3.80 xFIP
• 1.27 WHIP
• .263/.320/.386 Triple Slash Allowed
• .306 wOBAA
• 24.8% K Rate
• 21.4% Hard Hit Rate
• 24.8% K Rate
• 1st TTO – 3.09 ERA
• 2nd TTO – 4.13 ERA
• 3rd TTO – 8.10 ERA

Glenn Sparkman, 2019 (10 Games, 2 Games Started)

• 25.2 IP
• 4.21 ERA / 4.50 FIP / 4.92 xFIP
• 1.40 WHIP
• .282/.342/.408 Triple Slash Allowed
• .325 wOBAA
• 9.2% Barrel Rate
• 1st TTO – 9.82 ERA
• 2nd TTO – 0.00 ERA
• Extremely weak Statcast data

BULLPENS LAST 7 DAYS

Team	K%	BB%	AVG	WHIP	ERA	FIP	xFIP	SIERA
Red Sox	24.7 %	14.8 %	0.299	2.00	9.56	4.89	5.42	4.72
Royals	28.6 %	8.3 %	0.221	1.20	3.15	2.44	3.42	3.26

THE PLAY: BOS F5 ML

The formula here for the F5 is pretty simple; Boston has the clear offensive and SP edge, but E-Rod’s ERA 3rd TTO plus the Sox bullpen make it impossible to rely on them to get outs late in the game.